January 2011
33 posts
“Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.”
– Henry David Thoreau (via veganatalie)
“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence...”
– Elie Wiesel (via thechocolatebrigade)
“Because we refuse to allow our writing, songs, art, activism
And political...”
– Le Tigre- Tres Bien (via wewantrevolutiongirlstylenow)
“Will we be extremists for hate or will we be extremists for love?”
– Martin Luther King Jr. (via soupsoup)
“The most violent element in society is ignorance.”
– Emma Goldman (via greenstate)
“The whole educational and professional training system is a very elaborate...”
– Noam Chomsky (via mohandasgandhi)
hairyqueerkid:
“The economic system recognizes no value besides money. No value in peace, unpaid work, environmental sustainability. It leaves out 50% of the world’s population (women), and the planet itself”
-Marilyn Waring
“My conclusion is that the state views animal and Earth liberation activists as...”
– Prof. David Naguib Pellow (via pandacake)
“Men, as do whites, have a vested interest in not asking questions about sources...”
– Harry Brod (via dr-clear-heels)
“The problem with sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, classist, ableist,...”
– I Don’t Care If You’re Offended by Scott Madin (via inherhipstheresrevolutions)
“Penis does not equal male.
Male does not equal penis.”
– Eris Krona (via perpetuallyrackingmybrains)
“One of my biggest struggles when I was living in the San Francisco Bay Area as a...”
– When Cultural Appropriation Goes Too Far.
the hyper linky thingy doesn’t work for me! http://feministing.com/2009/10/22/when-cultural-appropriation-goes-too-far/comment-page-1/
(via janedoe225)
“Well, I would say that I grew up inherently nationalistic. I truly believe that...”
– Talib Kweli: Appropriate or Appreciate? | JLove Calderon (via janedoe225)
“While millions of white folks are committed to—if not chomping at the bit for—a...”
– Inga Musico, essay, ‘Til the White Day is Done (via janedoe225)
“You let the man maneuver you into thinking that it’s wrong to fight him when...”
– Malcolm X (via viovioletta)
“What we’re talking about [in decolonization] is overturning all of those systems...”
– Waziyatawin Angela Wilson (via cuntymint)
“My revolutionary spirit as a big brown queer womyn scares you. I forgive you for...”
– Luzviminda U. Carpenter, hella dope community organizer in the 206!!! <3 (via dressupbox)
DAAAAAAAMN. Almost everything I read on tumblr, in my head I am yelling, “TELL EM, MA!” Y’all get fierce like it’s ya damn job!
(via readnfight)
“Assuming that people are either “part of the problem or part of the solution”...”
– Kathleen Hanna, Jigsaw Youth. (via wolfmangler)
“Every black person and person of color colludes with the existing system in...”
– bell hooks, Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope
“Anti-racist work requires all of us vigilance about the ways we use language....”
– bell hooks, Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope
“The language we use to express these ideas is usually awkward at first, but as...”
– bell hooks, Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope
“Much of the white-supremacist thought and action we have all unconsciously...”
– bell hooks, Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope
“When people of color attempt to critically intervene and oppose white supremacy,...”
– bell hooks, Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope
“While it is a positive aspect of our culture that folks want to see racism end;...”
– bell hooks, Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope
“Individual black people/people of color often describe moments where they...”
– bell hooks, Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope
“It has become more fashionable, and at times more profitable, for white folks in...”
– bell hooks, Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope
“Teachers are often among that group most reluctant to acknowledge the extent to...”
– bell hooks, Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope
“When the Earth is ravaged and the animals are dying, a new tribe of people shall...”
– Hopi Prophecy (via naturalprairie)
“Radical art must transcend merely talking about politics; it must change its own...”
– IF ONLY CONTEMPORARY ART LIFTED THE VEIL ONCE AND FOR ALL. BUT IT DOESN’T… (found via bespangled). (via dusttracksonaroad)
“Civilization was built on slave labor. Manchu Pichu was built by slaves, not...”
– incessant commenting on A profile of a few families who chose to cross the border and a view of agricultural work in America for migrant laborers. (via anthropophagous
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It’s a good thing not to forget this.
(via sexartandpolitics)